The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round began on 18 August and ended on 25 August 2019.

A total of 8 teams competed in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup to decide the 2 remaining places in the first knockout stage.

All times are WAT (UTC+1), as listed by UAFA.

Teams The draw for the preliminary round was held on 27 July 2019, shortly before the first round draw. GroupGroup AGroup BTeams Al-Zawraa Horseed Ittihad Tanger Al-Riffa CA Bizertin ASAS Djibouti Télécom Fomboni JS Saoura

Officials

Referees Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) Saad Khalefah (Kuwait) Amin Omar (Egypt) Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman) Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan) Feras Taweel (Syria) Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) Hamad Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) Adel Ali Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Assistant Referees Mustapha Akerdad (Morocco) Humoud Al Sahli (Kuwait) Samir Gamal Saad Mohamed (Egypt) Abdullah Al-Shammakhi (Oman) Salah Al-Janahi (Bahrain) Abd Alsalam Halawah (Palestine) Omar Ali Al Jamal (Saudi Arabia) Hesham Al-Refaei (Saudi Arabia) Jasem Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) Ali Al-Hasani (Yemen)

Format In each group, teams played against each other on a neutral ground. The group winners advanced to the first knockout stage.

Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches.

Summary Group A

Group B

References

External links UAFA Official website